By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021. The rise is 0.86 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in January 2021 (16.47) per cent. In its monthly report released on its website, the bureau […]

A 40-foot container fell three stationary vehicles and a tricycle in Lagos State on Monday. No life was lost. The incident, which occurred in the early hours at Barracks Bus Stop inward Trade Fair, was said to have left many road users stranded for hours as a result of the traffic gridlock it caused.

A Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State on Monday ordered that an unemployed man, Abdullahi Umar, should provide temporary shelter for his aged father, Umar Mai-tsire. The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta gave the order after Mai-tsire told the court he had nowhere to live after he left his former wife’s house. Mai-tsire prayed the […]

The port of Lagos has long had a reputation in the shipping industry of being a headache — a hub where costly delays and other obstacles are legion. But many in the business say the gateway to the huge market of Nigeria has become even more choked in recent months, its problems amplified by Covid […]

By Ikechukwu Odu The Chief Priest of Omaba Adoro Ero, in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Ozoemena Eze, was allegedly beaten up by a 10-man gang of hoodlums over allegation of stealing. Eze was accused of stealing a staff of authority from Ngwu Adoro Ero, which is another diety in the community […]